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Hi, In Matthew 15:24 Jesus says "He was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel". I thought He was sent to help all people. Please explain. Thanks.
Hi David! Jesus WAS sent to help all people, ultimately dying for all of our sins as a perfect sacrifice. However, His ministry on earth was directed to the Jews, while the ministry to the Gentiles came later. Keep in mind also that Jesus and the early disciples were Jewish. Later, Paul and others joined in the ministry to the Gentiles. Ministry was "first to the Jews, then to the Gentiles" as the Gentiles were later "grafted in" after the Jews largely rejected Christ. The was predicted in prophecy and later fulfilled in Jesus Christ. I hope this helps.
Please let me know if you have any other questions.
Todd
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My degrees and studies are mostly in Christian doctrine but I will answer questions having to do with almost any aspect of Christianity and The Bible.
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My experience consists of over 20 years as a Pastor, Youth Pastor, missionary, counselor, teacher, writer, Bible quizzer, and various other leadership positions. I've studied the Bible for over 20 years at 5 different schools/seminaries but I can explain things in simple terms anyone can understand and currently teach Sunday School to 1st-5th graders. I specialize in Christian apologetics (evidences for Christianity) and Polemics (debate denouncing false teachings), as well as understanding difficult verses, and topics such as heaven & hell, denominations/sects, false teachings/heresies/cults, the Holy Spirit, gifts of the Holy Spirit, spiritual warfare, apostolic reformation, emergent/emerging church, prosperity teaching, contradictions/discrepancies, charismatic studies, creation/evolution, Greek/Hebrew studies, end times, deliverance, the apocrypha/pseudepigrapha, etc. I daily answer questions on Global Media Outreach, AllExperts, YouTube, through email, and various personal websites where I have posted many Christian videos.
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Graduated from a private Christian High School, went to Nazarene Bible college and then Eastern Nazarene College (Boston) for Youth Ministry and Pastoral Studies/Christian Theology, transferred to Asbury College where I completed my degree in Christian Education and Missions, and most recently attending the Calvary Chapel Bible Institute.
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